he tweeted the louisville metro police officer cut me off. he said he would arrest me if i walked past him on orders of team mitch. when asked why he couldn't attend, the issue came up there, the senate minority said he didn't know. now here's how mcconnell's campaign manager addressed the situation. our campaign held a private event and select members of the media were invited to attend for an intimate question and answer session. when he refused to leave, the matter was turned over to the hotel staff who followed their internal protocol. joining us now for an exclusive interview is the editor for the paper. good evening. at first, jesse benetton told you there wasn't actually enough room at the event. then the story evolved into what i just quoted, number one, do you believe they are being truthful about this sort of hotel policy and protocol and number two, do you think it's fair to have sort of press events that are only open to selective press? >> well, the campaign definitely lied to me about the limited space excuse for not letting me